The Columbus journal., 1887-10-19
Notice of special Election.

Notice is hereby gwen TO the legal voters of |
Columbus Township, in the County Of Platte |
and State of Nebraska, that special election \
will be held at the usual place OF voting and |
holding elections in said Township. on the 18th |
day of October. y. ID. lIss, for the purpose Of |
voting the following proposition. tO-wit: |
Shall the Beard 0f supervisors of Platte county |
Nebraska, issue the coupon bonds of said Co |
inmhus Township M IN sad Fia1te n soanty; !"
the construction of q public wagon bridge across |
the I.Oup river III said Columbus Township?
Said ouJon bonds to be issued in sums of Five
Hundred Dollars each, to be made payable to
bearer TO be dated on the First day of Decem-
Der, A. II. 1881. and to become due and payable
Thirty years from the date thereof. with inter
est at the rate of Six per cent. per annum. pay
able annually on the First day of December in
each year upon interest coupons thereto al
tachcd, beth principal and interest payable at
the Fiscal Agency of the State of Nebraska, in
the City Of New York, State of New York. and
said coupon bonds or any portion thereof in
sums of not less than Five Hundred Dollars shall
be made redeemable on the First day of Dcceni-
Der of any year at any time after Twenty Years
from the date Of the said coupon bonds at the
option and upon the call OF the proper officers
of the said Platte County; and shall the said
Board OF Supervisors of said county of Platte
cause to be levied on the taxable property Of
said Columbus Township, an annual tax sufii-
cipnt for the payment OF the interest on said
coupon bonds as it becomes due, and after Ten
wears from the date Of said coupon bonds, shall
the said Board of Supervisors annually cause to
be levied on the taxable property Of the said
Columbus Township. an annual tax sufficient 10
paw Five per cent Of the principal Of said cpu-
pom bonds. and at the tax levy preceding the
maturity of said coupon bonds. shall the said
Board OF Supervisors cause TO be levied on the
taxable property of said Columbus Township
an amount of tax sufficient 10 pay the princip,l
and interest due ON SaIi coupon bonds? said
coupon bonds shall be- issued, registered and
sold by the proper officers of said Platte COun-
~, and the proceeds thereof shall be raid to
the Treasurer oi said Plat.e County To be- held
by said Treasurer as a speciat J"ad To be dis
bursed only OH the order of the Township Board
Of the said Columbus Township in payment of
one third the cost OF construction of said wagon
bridge; and the said wagon bridge shall be
built acraSS the Loup river IN said Co!umbus
Township. within one hundred yards Of the
place where the present wagon bridge acroSS
the said IOnp river in said Columbus Township
Is located; and If twofhirlS of the votes cast at
said election shall be in favor OF the proposition
hereby submitted. the said Board Of Superyi-
sOrs shall be authorized to execute and Issne
| the said coupon bonds
The form in which this proposition shall he
submitted. shall be by ballot, upon which bal
| "fOr wagon bridge bonds and tax-Ies." or
For wagon bridge bonds and tax-No,' and IL
twO-tlrirds Of the ballots east at said election
1 shall have thereon the words, For wagon
! bridge bonds and taX-Ses," then the said prop
| Osition shall be declared adopted, otherwise it
! shall bee opened at eight o'clock In the forenoon
and close at six o'clock in the afternoon Of the
said 26:h day Of October, A. ID, 1857. and said
election be otherwise duly conducted in man
ner and form as provided by law.
| BY order of the Board OF Supervisors Of Platte
| County. Nebraska this 10th day Of September,
| 4. ID. 1887.
IArTESr:l H. j. HUDsoH,
| JOHN STAUFFER, Chairmap.
| County Clerk, 3-3